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FRASER UPDATE
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Latest Research
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Hong Kong plummets to 46th spot in latest Human Freedom ranking as China continues to violate “one country, two systems” pact
According to this year’s Human Freedom Index, Hong Kong—which in 2010 was the third-freest jurisdiction on earth—now ranks 46th as a result of mainland China’s increasing restrictions on liberties in the territory. China is among the least-free, ranking 149th out of 165 jurisdictions this year.
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Realities of Socialism Podcast
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Realities of Socialism: Polish Life AFTER Socialism [[link removed]]
Matthew D. Mitchell, Senior Fellow in the Centre for Economic Freedom at the Fraser Institute and co-author of The Road to Socialism and Back, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss what life in Poland after socialism was like as the country shifted to a more market-oriented economic system—and the major implications this has had on culture, lifestyle, access to rights and resources, and how through this path Poland may potentially supersede Britain as the wealthiest country in the world by 2023.
Commentary and Blog Posts
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Albertans endure some of the longest health-care waits in Canada [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Mackenzie Moir and Tegan Hill
The province's median wait between referral and receipt of treatment was 33.5 weeks.
The people will reject the globalist ‘climate’ agenda [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Financial Post) by Ross McKitrick
With climate change, technocrats reduce complex and uncertain matters to dogmatic slogans.
Reading and math scores plummet across Canada after COVID school closures [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Derek J. Allison
Quebec continues to be the highest-scoring province in math.
Federal government EV mandates destined to fail [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Toronto Star) by Julio Mejía, Elmira Aliakbari, and Jason Clemens
In Canada, only 6.5 per cent of the 1.5 million new vehicles sold in 2022 were electric.
Ontario government’s rapid spending growth drives deficits and debt [[link removed]]
by Ben Eisen and Jake Fuss
The province’s $5.6 billion operating deficit is just the tip of the iceberg.
UN climate elites call for money from the West, issue warning about the ‘transition’ [[link removed]]
by Kenneth P. Green
The United Nations climate agenda includes global wealth redistribution.
Plummeting math scores should trigger change in Canadian classrooms [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the National Post) by Paige MacPherson and Michael Zwaagstra
Teachers should reclaim their proper role as subject-matter experts who take charge of the learning process.
Charitable giving continues to decline in Canada [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Jake Fuss and Grady Munro
Since 2001, the percentage of tax-filers donating to charity dropped from 25.2 per cent to 17.7 per cent.
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